I've noticed lately that my FireTV will not show content as HD 1080P. When I try it on the PS4 it goes to 1080P almost right away. But for some reason nothing I try is getting HD 1080P from my Amazon streams on my FireTV. I used to not have an issue with it. I did switch down from the FiOS 150/65 tier to the 75/35 tier recently. But that shouldn't make a difference. I am still getting Netflix SuperHD without issue and Vudu 3 bar HDX.

Netflix is sucking for me today on both the 6200 and Fire. My bandwidth tests on the DSL connection do not reveal any issues on my end.

I've noticed lately that my FireTV will not show content as HD 1080P. When I try it on the PS4 it goes to 1080P almost right away. But for some reason nothing I try is getting HD 1080P from my Amazon streams on my FireTV. I used to not have an issue with it. I did switch down from the FiOS 150/65 tier to the 75/35 tier recently. But that shouldn't make a difference. I am still getting Netflix SuperHD without issue and Vudu 3 bar HDX.

Interesting - I wonder if the FireTV has stopped displaying the 1080P logo?

As I posted here a couple of Episodes of Rubicon on Amazon Prime Instant averaged 9.75 Mbps without the 1080P logo.

Seems very high for a 720P stream - so maybe the FireTV now just shows the HD logo independent of whether 1080P or 720P is being streamed.

I also noticed that Halt and Catch Fire wasn't showing the 1080P logo on Amazon Instant - both Rubicon and Halt and Catch Fire looked very good and I would be suprised if they weren't 1080P (they seem similar to Vudu HDX 3 bar and a little better than DirecTV / Netflix SuperHD - both of which look pretty on my Panasonic Plasma).

When I have time I will try some titles that used to show 1080P on the FireTV (Marvels Avengers was one).

Interesting - I wonder if the FireTV has stopped displaying the 1080P logo?

As I posted here a couple of Episodes of Rubicon on Amazon Prime Instant averaged 9.75 Mbps without the 1080P logo.

Seems very high for a 720P stream - so maybe the FireTV now just shows the HD logo independent of whether 1080P or 720P is being streamed.

I also noticed that Halt and Catch Fire wasn't showing the 1080P logo on Amazon Instant - both Rubicon and Halt and Catch Fire looked very good and I would be suprised if they weren't 1080P (they seem similar to Vudu HDX 3 bar and a little better than DirecTV / Netflix SuperHD - both of which look pretty on my Panasonic Plasma).

When I have time I will try some titles that used to show 1080P on the FireTV (Marvels Avengers was one).

The three titles I compared between the FireTV and the PS4 looked the same to me. But that 1080P logo would not show up the FireTv. I kept wondering what was going on, especially since the quality looked the same. And I did not have this issue until after the last update. But I only noticed this a few days ago. So if you are showing such high bitrates then it does sound like it is 1080P. Why they would stop it showing 1080P? I don't know. I wonder if the PS4 app will change at some point too.

All I know is that Amazon HD picture quality blows away Netflix especially when it comes to 720p content. Some shows that are 720p look great on Amazon while Netflix 720p content looks more crappy with banding and blockage. I can easily tell the difference when Netflix drops down from 1080p Super HD to 720p HD.

Doctor Who Season 2 The Satin Pit and Hey Arnold season 1 refuse to play on the fire TV. All I keep getting is playback error. I rebooted the device. The Roku, PC and PS3 have no issues. I wish I never wasted my money on this turd brick that does not even run full Android but a Crippled Amazon version of old Jellybean. Also the dated Netflix app still sucks.

My Fire TV is having issues with intermittent signal loss via HDMI directly connected to my Panasonic TC-P50ST60 plasma TV. The signal loss happens at random intervals, usually for about one second, where the screen goes black and audio cuts out. I've tried using different HDMI cables and switching HDMI ports on my TV, setting display to various resolutions, but I'm still getting this problem.

I also tried testing the Fire TV with other TV's I own to see if it is a defective unit or an isolated problem on my Panasonic plasma. After hooking it up to both a Samsung LCD TV and even my Asus 23 inch computer monitor, I didn't experience any signal loss whatsoever. This leads me to believe that the Fire TV is not playing nice with my Panasonic plasma for whatever reason.

Is the ST60 known for having any HDMI issues with Android devices? My Xbox 360, Intel NUC mini PC and cable box work on the TV just fine.

Any guidance from the wise sages on this board would be much appreciated!

you were seeing this while watching xbmc and the update fixed it. is it an amazon update you speak of, my boxes look to not be on the latest amazon update when i check says nothing new but when i google i see a newer build out.

My TV in my bedroom the Amazon FireTv is plugged right into the TV, as the other boxes are plugged into sound bars. I noticed that the sound quality on the one that is plugged directly into the TV sounds bad... the audio sounds muffled almost, I messed around with the settings and can't make it sound correct. any idea?

The three titles I compared between the FireTV and the PS4 looked the same to me. But that 1080P logo would not show up the FireTv. I kept wondering what was going on, especially since the quality looked the same. And I did not have this issue until after the last update. But I only noticed this a few days ago. So if you are showing such high bitrates then it does sound like it is 1080P. Why they would stop it showing 1080P? I don't know. I wonder if the PS4 app will change at some point too.

OK I tried some titles that used to show the 1080P logo on Amazon Instant - none of them are showing it now.

Video quality still looks the same (very very good) - based on my experience with Rubicon averaging 9.75 Mbps through whole episodes I am pretty sure we are still getting 1080P - just not the the logo. Not a big deal - my guess is they probably want to keep it simple - titles are either HD or not - pretty much similar to what Netlflix has done by removing the SuperHD logo from titles (at least on the devices I use) while maintaining the same video quality.

I've been testing with my Xbox One, which doesn't actually display any quality notice. Using the traffic monitor on my Asus AC68 router, Avengers averaged ~10Mb/sec after 9 minutes of playback. An episode of PBS show Daniel Tigers Neighborhood was around 6.5Mb/sec. So Avengers should be at a 1080p bitrate and I'm guessing the show was 720p.

My TV in my bedroom the Amazon FireTv is plugged right into the TV, as the other boxes are plugged into sound bars. I noticed that the sound quality on the one that is plugged directly into the TV sounds bad... the audio sounds muffled almost, I messed around with the settings and can't make it sound correct. any idea?

Thanks

Almost all TV's do not output DD 5.1/HD audio out their HDMI when you play a device(Blu-ray player, streaming appliance, etc.) through the TV.
They do not even pass through. You usually get 2ch stereo output.

You usually only get DD 5.1/HD audio output on the TV HDMI output on OTA or cable content.

Almost all TV's do not output DD 5.1/HD audio out their HDMI when you play a device(Blu-ray player, streaming appliance, etc.) through the TV.
They do not even pass through. You usually get 2ch stereo output.

You usually only get DD 5.1/HD audio output on the TV HDMI output on OTA or cable content.

When i had my RPI box and openelec config the audio was fine and didn't sound like crap hooked up to the tv. i have tried all the settings for audio and nothing...

If you have Amazon Prime and/or a lot of *owned* Amazon content, a FireTV would be worth getting, even if you have a Roku. (moreso if you have a Roku 2 or earlier- because the FTV is faster performance wise)

If you want to give gaming on the FireTV a try, wait for the next generation FTV with more memory. 8GB (5GB useable) on the current FTV is a pain.

I own 2 Roku's, PS3, Blu-ray player capable of streaming, a TV capable of streaming and 2 tablets capable of streaming.
Do I need a FireTV?
Yes I do but they need to update the Netflix app, add Netflix Voice Command, and add Amazon Prime music!
Adding VuDu would also be nice.

I own 2 Roku's, PS3, Blu-ray player capable of streaming, a TV capable of streaming and 2 tablets capable of streaming.
Do I need a FireTV?
Yes I do but they need to update the Netflix app, add Netflix Voice Command, and add Amazon Prime music!
Adding VuDu would also be nice.

Ha, thanks. Does the FireTV Netflix app not support profiles or something? That would be a dealbreaker for now, gotta have the "Just for Kids" section in my house. Any issues with video vs studio levels (ie blacker than black)?

Hey guys I've tried Plex and I didn't like. I use Mezzmo from Conceiva and it is AWESOME. You guys should try this... is perfect. I just want to know if Amazon FireTV will have a native DLNA or will I need an app to use DLNA??

Hey guys I've tried Plex and I didn't like. I use Mezzmo from Conceiva and it is AWESOME. You guys should try this... is perfect. I just want to know if Amazon FireTV will have a native DLNA or will I need an app to use DLNA??

Plex also has a built-in DLNA server that you can use instead. Universal Media Server is another great free DLNA alternative. IMO noone should be charging anything for a straight up DLNA service at this point, it's been done to death and done well.

I notice on Amazon site where it shows all the apps it supports it shows Netflix with the new logo yet the Fire TV still have the crappy old dated version on there now. I feel sorry for someone who gets suckered into buying one for Netflix thinking it has a new app when it does not. Read the reviews. Mine is under Hugo A Ramirez Jr.

Now I know I complain so much about the Netflix app so give me some slack but I got this thing for Amazon and Netflix but is sucks so bad for Netflix I ended up reconnecting my Roku 3 which works great for Netflix but is terrible for Amazon Instant. The Roku use to be flawless for Amazon when I had the old dots method but when they switched to that adaptive crap I had issues with dropped quality and Loading Please wait buffering. I wanted to have a one box solution for Amazon and Netflix as the ATV3 does not have Amazon Instant but I ended up with two separate boxes so I had to buy a Kinivo 5 port switch to connect everything.

Well the 2013 S5100 has the same exact old Netflix UI that the Fire TV has except it is way more reliable. My grandmother has not complained once about picture quality or buffering issues when she watches her favorite show Murder She Wrote.

The old Netflix UI works perfectly fine. Whether I stream Netflix from my older S5100s or my newer S6200's with the newer Netflix UI, it works very well. It just the newer UI is much nicer and easier to navigate.

The only thing I don't like about Netflix, on the FireTV, is that you don't have that overlay that comes up on the SOny players, Tivos, and some other devices that gives you more info about the streaming bitrates and quality.

The old Netflix UI works perfectly fine. Whether I stream Netflix from my older S5100s or my newer S6200's with the newer Netflix UI, it works very well. It just the newer UI is much nicer and easier to navigate.

Is this Sony S5100 the blu ray player with the odd, angled top? I'm baffled as to why someone would design something that might incurr problems fitting neatly inside an entertainment console, or block stacking if space is limited.

The older UI I like better than the new, so it might be nice to pick up a BR Player with the older to replace a Toshiba BRP, which loads the same UI a little slow.